LET'S READ STAR FOX COMMAND - Tis Better To Have Loved...

Once you go black, you always go back.
Cat is where it's at.
When you ask for trust and your Fox balks? A Panther is the answer!

This is harder than it looks

That's what you get for trusting a skelton. Its promises are hollow.

Once you go feline you never want vulpine!

I know that Star Fox Command is a real thing. Other people have chimed in and talked about the different endings and whatnot.

I still can't believe this isn't BEAT's Starfox Fanfiction and Fanart Corner. What I'm trying to say is thank you for inflicting upon us this wonderful game.

SCENE 3 PATH 2: HATEFUL CORPSE
AKA: PIGMA’S REVENGE
Star Fox Command masterfully subverts both Falco's and the reader's expectations with the appearance of Pigma. By choosing to search for Krystal, Falco embodies all our hopes that this tale is as a classic comedy, with no possible end other than the realization of Fox and Krystal's love. But Krystal is long gone, and all that remains is the wretched carcass of a traitor, the very face of tragedy, and the death that comes with it.
Katt and Falco both have great difficulty sincerely expressing themselves. Earlier Katt claimed that she would not help Falco again, but here she is, in the middle of deep space, fighting beside him once again. Given their remote location, the only reasonable explanation is that she never left when she claimed she would. Falco must be aware of this, but chooses not to call her out on it, perhaps understanding that she deals with the same pride and vanity as he does.

Pigma's life was defined by the selfish pursuit of power and recognition, which is what drove him to his first great betrayal of Team Star Fox. For a brief time it seemed like he had finally gotten all he desired, a place on Team Star Wolf and fear and respect across the entire lylat system. But it was all short-lived, as he was ejected from his new team and lost everything he ever had, including his very body. And when he finally passed on, it was in the bleak abyss of space, with only his killers as witnesses.

Also note that Falco makes it a point to compliment Katt on her triumph instead of ignoring it or responding with resentment. Foreshadowing a gradual change of character.
While all this was occurring, Falco's old team obtained victory without him. Their message to him, while joyous drives home the point that they no longer need him, just as he no longer needs them. while it is difficult to accept, change is finally in the air.

Also note that Falco makes no effort to inform Star Fox as to why he was absent. It's unlikely that Fox would not believe him, as he has both Katt and ROB as wittnesses. It's more likely that he does not inform them because he considers this accomplishment, regardless of how many lives it saved, irrelevant.

ENDING PATH 2: OUTGREW THE OLD TREEHOUSE
And thus Falco makes his inevitable departure from Star Fox. It's not an easy transition to make, but it is the one he needed. And given how desperately he searched for excuses to avoid re-joining them this entire path, the one he wanted as well.

A fitting end for him and his supportive friends.

But what about Star Fox?

WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM?

SCENE 1 PATH 3: EASY GREEN
AKA: REUNION WITH SLIPPY
Slippy does not show even a moment's hesitation when fox asks for his help. Given his reputation as the least skilled pilot in Star Fox, and the fact that he's spent the last few months living on aquas, far away from Fox and the rest of the team, this willingness to dive in could be seen as quite foolish. That said, in gameplay, he is just as capable as the rest of the selectable pilots, and with one of the more powerful crafts to boot. His negative reputation is merely a holdover from his younger days, one that persists simply because he is not concerned about it enough to make it an issue.
Please remember that Slippy, like every member other than Fox, has not been on the Great Fox, or been active as a member Star Fox for several months now. This new Plasma Shot weapon is something he built in his own time.
CHOOSE
SET COURSE FOR FICHINA
LOCATE PEPPY FIRST

locate peppy first

Bros before hos. LOCATE PEPPY FIRST.

Peppy's a space rabbit, right? So he probably has tons of daughters. I say there's no need to be concerned about just one of his children.

Ah, "Team Suck Fox." It really feels like they got wind of fans quoting SF64 all over the place, and tried to come up with an equally quotable/goofy script, silly insults and all. Of course, 64 managed to keep much of the melodrama at arm's length. You see which particular characters have histories with each other, but the actual history is kept out of the rail shooter about fuzzy animals. Command dives into it without hesitation.

I'm excited to get Star Wolf in on things. As I recall, they have some of the best lines (not to mention best ships).

SCENE 2 PATH 3: THE OLD GUARD
AKA: GENERAL PEPPY
Slippy is much too preoccupied with concern for his fiancee to make a big deal about Fox's casual racism. "Jumpy". For shame Fox.

Fox, much like the reader, does not know or care who Zazan is.
Immediately following his re-introduction, Peppy pressures Fox about his ex and belittles Slippy for no real reason. He also claims to have made a mess of things, which given his status as a general, and the apparent total failure of the standing Corneiran military, might be more than just an empty gesture.

Fox, having confirmed that yes, slippy really is getting married, orders slippy back to Aquas. Slippy, however, is under no obligation to obey.
CHOOSE
GO WITH FOX.
JOIN THE HUNT ON AQUAS.

Haha Peppy is a dick.

Anyway, while I don't want to just listen to Fox's orders like a good boy, I'm even more put off by the possibility of having to follow him around while he mopes about his ex. Let's hit Aquas.

Slippy sure has grown, hasn't he?

I know this is a Let's Read, but he had one of my favorite ships in the game (probably my second favorite). It's on the high end of health/shields, and the aforementioned plasma lasers are (almost) as powerful as they come (there's one ship that's stronger). The tradeoff is as small a boost meter as you can have, but that regenerates anyway, so I'll take it.

I really think the game's biggest crime was that it has a very nice variety of ships to choose from, plus online multiplayer that was actually pretty stable, but then it forced you to play in Fox's generic-mobile. Why?

Sorry for the interruption. Back to the Star Fox team's love lives. Send Slippy to Aquas!

Go with Fox. His arc has more pathos.

Probably because that made it stable.

It just feels like if Mario Kart DS/Wii/7 only let you play as Mario in a standard cart to help things run more smoothly.

Funfact: If players use DS Download Play to play Mario Kart DS, the cartless (har har) players are restricted to only using Shy Guy, whose car stats are probably like Mario's.

Bros before hos. GO WITH FOX

Join the hunt on Aquas!

A bit late, but I always thought it was funny Falco could only think of STAR FALCO as a squadron name. Really, man?

Show them how to have a relationship, Slippy! We're heading to Aquas.

I vote for going with Fox.

Moved to On Hiatus

SCENE 3 PATH 3: BLUE
AKA: AMANDA
Emotional outbursts such as this one are somewhat out of character for the usually easygoing Slippy. He took far worse verbal abuse from Fox, Falco, and Peppy earlier in this plotline without losing his temper, but becomes infuriated when ROB (essentially a glorified GUI for Star Fox's Computers) gets in on the action. This offers insight into Slippy's thoughts on the group as a whole: He cares deeply about its members, but is frustrated and angry with the entity they collectively create.

Midway through the battle, Amanda enters the fray. She arrives not as a damsel in distress, but as a capable pilot, driven to action to protect her homeland, and ensure her fiancee's safety. Together the two of them destroy or drive out the remaining Anglar forces in the area.
Slippy almost makes the same mistake that Fox made: when he pushed away Krystal, claiming the job was "too dangerous". Amanda, however will hear none of it. The parallels to Fox and Krystal are obvious. But while Fox eventually drove Krystal away with his concerns for her safety, Slippy acknowledges Amanda's skill, and accepts her involvement.

Amanda powering down ROB (again, a symbolic representation of team star fox) is also significant. Whereas Slippy earlier became angry and frustrated with the machine, Amanda simply removed it from the equation entirely. The foreshadowing should be obvious.

SCENE 4 PATH 3: UNCOMMON VALOR
AKA: SLIPPY'S RESOLVE
If Amanda's outburst here seems comically out of character and oddly phrased. This is because both it, and Slipply oddly macho response are clearly sarcastic. The two of them mock the roles of the distressed damsel and masculine hero, granting themselves a moment of levity before rushing into battle as equals.

Octoman believes in Zako fully, and Zako wishes for nothing but what Octoman desires. It's rare to see such wonderfully fleshed out and oddly touching secondary characters. Their love is beautiful and pure.
Our brief glimpse at the tragic end of Octoman and Zako's relationship serves as a grim reminder that all sides are affected by the horrors of war, and likely has a powerful impact on Slippy's next decision.
While this choice may seem sudden and rash, a careful analysis of this story line shows that Slippy's departure from star fox was nothing short of inevitable. His growing frustration with his team members, his furious outburst at ROB, and the surprise and relief he felt when Amanda powered ROB off all show Slippy growing further and further away from his old team in favor of his fiancee. Witnessing a beautiful and unique true love get destroyed by war is the final push.

Team Star Fox was good to slippy, but it's something he no longer needs to be in.

ENDING PATH 3: ABANDON SHIP

Slippy never hated Team Star Fox, as evidenced by the kind feelings he holds for them to the very end of his days. But there's no evidence any of the members of his team attended his wedding, or that they made any effort to keep in touch with him over the years. It is left ambiguous and thus up to the reader if they slowly lost touch over the many years, or if Fox cut off Slippy the second he heard of his resignation.

I like to think that Falco, and Peppy would respond joyfully to the news of Slippy's marriage, and would wish him nothing but the best.

Fox though...

FOX TENDS TO HOLD GRUDGES...

Now then let's go back to that decision and go with Fox.

He needs someone to save him from himself.

Slippy Frog marries Birdo and grows a Fu Manchu and you're telling me this is a real game that exists.

I mean... Star Fox is not exactly Nintendo's most prestigious franchise, but the way they flushed it all down the drain in Command is...just...

The mind reels.

You should spend most of the blame being wrought onto Q-Games and Dylan Cuthburt, who directed this game in the first place.

He did sort of fix his fuck up with Star Fox 64 3D though, since it was a pretty nice 3DS port with extra bells and whistles.